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Edsger Wybe Dijkstra (1930–2000)

Author of A Discipline of Programming

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Beyond Calculation: The Next Fifty Years of Computing (1997) — Contributor — 111 copies

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Has one of my favorite lines ever in a textbook:

"For lack of a bibliography, I offer neither explanation nor apology."
 
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mkfs | 2 other reviews | Aug 13, 2022 |
-helped make me a good programmer
-It 's about simplicity and clarity and about designing first, then writing
-not an easy read, but well worth it
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